INDIAN CULTURE- PAGE 1
INDIAN CULTURE MCQs
1. Which edible is not mentioned in the Rigveda?
(A) Apupa
(B) Curd
(C) Salt
(D) Yava
Ans: C
2. Match List – I (Samhitas) with List – II (Brahmanas) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Samhitas) (Brahmanas)
(a) Rigveda (i) Taittiriya
(b) Yajurveda (ii) Aitereya
(c) Samaveda (iii) Gopatha
(d) Atharvaveda (iv) Jaimini
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
3. The earliest mention of Chandala is found in
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Vajasaneyi Sahita
(C) Chhandogya Upanishad
(D) Apastaba Dharmasutra
Ans: B
4. The officer responsible for collection of taxes (bali) in the later Vedic period was
(A) Akavapa
(B) Antarvasika
(C) Bhagadudha
(D) Sangrahita
Ans: C
5. Which Buddhist text refers to numerous ancient Indian scripts?
(A) Abhidharmakosa
(B) Divyavadana
(C) Lalitavistara
(D) Mahavastu
Ans: C
6. The permission for the establishment of Bhikshuni Sangha was given by the Buddha at
(A) Sarnath
(B) Sravasti
(C) Vaisali
(D) Kapilavastu
Ans: C
7. The Mauryan Emperor Asoka is mentioned by his name in
(A) Rummindei Inscription
(B) Nittur Inscription
(C) Erragudi Inscription
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
8. Akayanivi denotes
(A) Permanent endowment of which interest was utilised for a specific purpose
(B) Fixed deposit for monetary benefit to the depositor
(C) Permanent savings in royal treasury meant for use in an emergency
(D) Long term loan
Ans: A
9. The Kupyadhyaksha was an officer in charge of
(A) Agricultural resources
(B) Forest resources
(C) Water resources
(D) Transport resources
Ans: B
10. Who among the following contributed in the construction / reconstruction of the Sudarsana Lake?
(A) Pusyagupta Vaisya
(B) Parnadatta
(C) Chakrapalita
(D) All the above
Ans: D
11. Who discovered the existence of monsoon winds which facilitated India’s trade with the Western world in early centuries of the Christian era?
(A) Anonymous author of Periplus
(B) Augustus
(C) Hippalus
(D) Ptolemy
Ans: C
12. Which one of the following is attributed to a female author?
(A) Kaumadi Mahotsava
(B) Priyadarsika
(C) Devi Chandra Guptam
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
13. Coins, bearing legends in three different scripts, were issued by
(A) Agathocles
(B) Nahapana
(C) Menander
(D) Maves
Ans: B
14. The images of kings were installed for the first time at
(A) Amaravati
(B) Mathura
(C) Sarnath
(D) Takasila
Ans: B
15. The Kathasaritsagara, a collection of stories in Sanskrit, contains mostly
(A) Fairy tales
(B) Mythological stories about the creation of the world
(C) Stories about Hindu Gods and Goddesses
(D) Adventurous stories of traders and princes
Ans: D
16. The symbol of a ship with mast occurs on the coins of
(A) Vasisthiputra Pulamavi
(B) Yaj~nasri Satakarni
(C) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(D) Simukha Satavahana
Ans: B
17. The cult of chaste wife (Pattni Cult) is celebrated in the Tamil work named
(A) Silappadikaram
(B) Pattupattu
(C) Narrinai
(D) Kuruogai
Ans: A
18. The famous Sanskrit poet Kalidasa finds a mention in
(A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(B) Aihole Inscription of Pulakes in II
(C) Banskhera Inscription
(D) Gwalior Inscription of Mihira Bhoja
Ans: B
19. Elephanta Caves contain
(A) Buddhist Images only
(B) Jain Images only
(C) Brahmanical Images only
(D) All the above
Ans: C
20. The rock-cut Kailasa temple of Ellora was built by
(A) Mahendravarman I
(B) Pulakesin II
(C) Krisna I
(D) Vikramaditya VI
Ans: C
21. The famous temple of Sun-God at Ko ark was built by
(A) Choda Ganga
(B) Narasimha I
(C) Kapilendra
(D) Purusottama
Ans: B
22. Astadiggajas flourished in the court of
(A) Shivaji
(B) Krisnadeva Raya
(C) Bhoja Paramara
(D) Choda Ganga
Ans: B
23. Who among the following were saints of the Varkari sect?
(i) Chakradhara
(ii) J~nanesvara
(iii) Namadeva
(iv) Ram Das
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: B
24. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Chausantha Yogini– Bhubaneswar
(B) Kailasanatha – Ka~nci
(C) Venkatesvara – Tirupati
(D) Vithoba – Pandharpur
Ans: A
25. Arrange the following grammarians in a chronological order and select the correct using the code given below:
(i) Hemachandra
(ii) Pata~njali
(iii) Yaska
(iv) Kat–yayana
Codes:
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
26. The ceiling of which one of the following Chaitya halls preserves the original wooden beams? Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(i) Bhaja
(ii) Karle
(iii) Koane
(iv) Pitalkhora
Codes:
(A) (i) only
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: A
27. Match List – I (Author) with List – II (Book) and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Book)
(a) Bharavi (i) Gauavaho
(b) Dhoyi (ii) Kiratarjuniya
(c) Ksemisvara (iii) Pavanaduta
(d) Vak Patiraja (iv) Cha akuvsika
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
28. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The spread of Vaisnavism contributed a great deal to the growth of regional literature.
Reason (R): Jayadev, Vidyapati, Mirabai, Tulsidas, Sankaradev have been great authors.
Now select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
29. Plough is the iconographic feature of
(A) Parasurama
(B) Lakulisa
(C) Balarama
(D) Vasudeva
Ans: C
30. The distinctive figure on the coins of Gagayadeva Kalachuri is
(A) Bull
(B) Elephant
(C) Vishnu
(D) Lakshmi
Ans: D
31. In which of the following language Alberuni wrote his account Tarikh-ul Hind?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Arabic
(C) Persian
(D) Turkish
Ans: B
32. Ibn Batuta who throws immense light on socio-cultural history of India belonged to
(A) Morocco
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Iran
(D) Syria
Ans: A
33. Performing Sati was discouraged by
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Razia Sultan
(D) Mohammad-bin Tughlaq
Ans: D
34. Arrange the following Bhakti Saints in chronological order:
(i) Nam Dev
(ii) Tuka Ram
(iii) Ramanuja
(iv) Chaitanya
Select your answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Ans: B
35. The policy of Sulh-i Kul manifested Akbar’s
(A) Political acumenship
(B) Synthesis of different rival cultures
(C) Tolerance for other religions
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
36. The famous painter Mir Sayyad Ali Tabrez who illuminated the Dastan-I Amir Hamzah was patronised by
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) DaraShukoh
Ans: A
37. Who among the following is called “Prince of Artists”?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans: C
38. Aurangzeb re-imposed jazia in
(A) 1657
(B) 1674
(C) 1682
(D) 1684
Ans: B
39. Majma-ul Bahrain was compiled after discussion with Baba Lal and Sufi Miyan Mir by
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Dara Shukoh
Ans: D
40. Diwan-i Khalisa was responsible to look after the
(A) Revenue free land granted as rewards
(B) Land under continuous cultivation
(C) Land under the direct possession of the state
(D) Cultivable land but was left fallow
Ans: C
41. Who was the founder of the Baptist Mission in India?
(A) William Carey
(B) J. Marshman
(C) Charles Grant
(D) Alexander Duff
Ans: A
42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Sir William Jones (i) Upanishads
(b) Sir Charles Wilkins (ii) Rigveda
(c) Max Mullar (iii) Sakuntala
(d) Anquetil du perron (iv) Bagvatgita
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: D
43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Ramakrishna Paramahamsa believed that all religions were true and led to God.
Reason (R): Ramkrishna Paramahamsa was attracted to Christianity.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
44. Which are of the following was not the result of Brahmo Marriage Act?
(A) Legalization of Brahmo Marriage
(B) Declaration that Brahmos were non-Hindus
(C) Non-applicability of the Hindu Law on Brahmos
(D) Brahmos could marry in the Temples
Ans: D
45. One of the following writers was not associated with Bengali Drama in the 19th century
(A) Toru Dutta
(B) Madusudan Dutt
(C) Dinabandu Mitra
(D) Girish Chandra Gosh
Ans: A
46. Put following organizations in chronological order
(i) Brahmo Samaj of India
(ii) S.N.D.P. Yogam
(iii) Ramakrishna Mission
(iv) Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha
(A) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Ans: D
47. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Newspaper) (Place of Publication)
(a) Swadeshi Mitran (i) Bombay
(b) Jagat Mitra (ii) Cuttack
(c) Krishna Patrika (iii) Madras
(d) The Samaj (iv) Magulipatam
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: A
48. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (i) Adi Brahmo Samaj
(b) Devendranath Tagore (ii) Brahma Samaj
(c) Keshavachandra Sen (iii) Sadarana Brahma Samaj
(d) Pandit Shivanath Sastry (iv) Brahma Samaj of India
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
49. One of the following members was not a part of the University Commission appointed by Lord Curzon in 1902
(A) Thomas Raleigh
(B) Asuthosh Mukarjee
(C) Gurudas Banerjee
(D) Syed Hasan Bilgrami
Ans: B
50. Which one of the Indian National Congress session was presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) 1919 – Amritsar
(B) 1924 – Belgaum
(C) 1935 – Allahabad
(D) 1938 – Haripura
Ans: B
(A) Apupa
(B) Curd
(C) Salt
(D) Yava
Ans: C
2. Match List – I (Samhitas) with List – II (Brahmanas) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Samhitas) (Brahmanas)
(a) Rigveda (i) Taittiriya
(b) Yajurveda (ii) Aitereya
(c) Samaveda (iii) Gopatha
(d) Atharvaveda (iv) Jaimini
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
3. The earliest mention of Chandala is found in
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Vajasaneyi Sahita
(C) Chhandogya Upanishad
(D) Apastaba Dharmasutra
Ans: B
4. The officer responsible for collection of taxes (bali) in the later Vedic period was
(A) Akavapa
(B) Antarvasika
(C) Bhagadudha
(D) Sangrahita
Ans: C
5. Which Buddhist text refers to numerous ancient Indian scripts?
(A) Abhidharmakosa
(B) Divyavadana
(C) Lalitavistara
(D) Mahavastu
Ans: C
6. The permission for the establishment of Bhikshuni Sangha was given by the Buddha at
(A) Sarnath
(B) Sravasti
(C) Vaisali
(D) Kapilavastu
Ans: C
7. The Mauryan Emperor Asoka is mentioned by his name in
(A) Rummindei Inscription
(B) Nittur Inscription
(C) Erragudi Inscription
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
8. Akayanivi denotes
(A) Permanent endowment of which interest was utilised for a specific purpose
(B) Fixed deposit for monetary benefit to the depositor
(C) Permanent savings in royal treasury meant for use in an emergency
(D) Long term loan
Ans: A
9. The Kupyadhyaksha was an officer in charge of
(A) Agricultural resources
(B) Forest resources
(C) Water resources
(D) Transport resources
Ans: B
10. Who among the following contributed in the construction / reconstruction of the Sudarsana Lake?
(A) Pusyagupta Vaisya
(B) Parnadatta
(C) Chakrapalita
(D) All the above
Ans: D
11. Who discovered the existence of monsoon winds which facilitated India’s trade with the Western world in early centuries of the Christian era?
(A) Anonymous author of Periplus
(B) Augustus
(C) Hippalus
(D) Ptolemy
Ans: C
12. Which one of the following is attributed to a female author?
(A) Kaumadi Mahotsava
(B) Priyadarsika
(C) Devi Chandra Guptam
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
13. Coins, bearing legends in three different scripts, were issued by
(A) Agathocles
(B) Nahapana
(C) Menander
(D) Maves
Ans: B
14. The images of kings were installed for the first time at
(A) Amaravati
(B) Mathura
(C) Sarnath
(D) Takasila
Ans: B
15. The Kathasaritsagara, a collection of stories in Sanskrit, contains mostly
(A) Fairy tales
(B) Mythological stories about the creation of the world
(C) Stories about Hindu Gods and Goddesses
(D) Adventurous stories of traders and princes
Ans: D
16. The symbol of a ship with mast occurs on the coins of
(A) Vasisthiputra Pulamavi
(B) Yaj~nasri Satakarni
(C) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(D) Simukha Satavahana
Ans: B
17. The cult of chaste wife (Pattni Cult) is celebrated in the Tamil work named
(A) Silappadikaram
(B) Pattupattu
(C) Narrinai
(D) Kuruogai
Ans: A
18. The famous Sanskrit poet Kalidasa finds a mention in
(A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
(B) Aihole Inscription of Pulakes in II
(C) Banskhera Inscription
(D) Gwalior Inscription of Mihira Bhoja
Ans: B
19. Elephanta Caves contain
(A) Buddhist Images only
(B) Jain Images only
(C) Brahmanical Images only
(D) All the above
Ans: C
20. The rock-cut Kailasa temple of Ellora was built by
(A) Mahendravarman I
(B) Pulakesin II
(C) Krisna I
(D) Vikramaditya VI
Ans: C
21. The famous temple of Sun-God at Ko ark was built by
(A) Choda Ganga
(B) Narasimha I
(C) Kapilendra
(D) Purusottama
Ans: B
22. Astadiggajas flourished in the court of
(A) Shivaji
(B) Krisnadeva Raya
(C) Bhoja Paramara
(D) Choda Ganga
Ans: B
23. Who among the following were saints of the Varkari sect?
(i) Chakradhara
(ii) J~nanesvara
(iii) Namadeva
(iv) Ram Das
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: B
24. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Chausantha Yogini– Bhubaneswar
(B) Kailasanatha – Ka~nci
(C) Venkatesvara – Tirupati
(D) Vithoba – Pandharpur
Ans: A
25. Arrange the following grammarians in a chronological order and select the correct using the code given below:
(i) Hemachandra
(ii) Pata~njali
(iii) Yaska
(iv) Kat–yayana
Codes:
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
26. The ceiling of which one of the following Chaitya halls preserves the original wooden beams? Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(i) Bhaja
(ii) Karle
(iii) Koane
(iv) Pitalkhora
Codes:
(A) (i) only
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: A
27. Match List – I (Author) with List – II (Book) and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Book)
(a) Bharavi (i) Gauavaho
(b) Dhoyi (ii) Kiratarjuniya
(c) Ksemisvara (iii) Pavanaduta
(d) Vak Patiraja (iv) Cha akuvsika
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
28. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The spread of Vaisnavism contributed a great deal to the growth of regional literature.
Reason (R): Jayadev, Vidyapati, Mirabai, Tulsidas, Sankaradev have been great authors.
Now select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
29. Plough is the iconographic feature of
(A) Parasurama
(B) Lakulisa
(C) Balarama
(D) Vasudeva
Ans: C
30. The distinctive figure on the coins of Gagayadeva Kalachuri is
(A) Bull
(B) Elephant
(C) Vishnu
(D) Lakshmi
Ans: D
31. In which of the following language Alberuni wrote his account Tarikh-ul Hind?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Arabic
(C) Persian
(D) Turkish
Ans: B
32. Ibn Batuta who throws immense light on socio-cultural history of India belonged to
(A) Morocco
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Iran
(D) Syria
Ans: A
33. Performing Sati was discouraged by
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Razia Sultan
(D) Mohammad-bin Tughlaq
Ans: D
34. Arrange the following Bhakti Saints in chronological order:
(i) Nam Dev
(ii) Tuka Ram
(iii) Ramanuja
(iv) Chaitanya
Select your answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
Ans: B
35. The policy of Sulh-i Kul manifested Akbar’s
(A) Political acumenship
(B) Synthesis of different rival cultures
(C) Tolerance for other religions
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
36. The famous painter Mir Sayyad Ali Tabrez who illuminated the Dastan-I Amir Hamzah was patronised by
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) DaraShukoh
Ans: A
37. Who among the following is called “Prince of Artists”?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Ans: C
38. Aurangzeb re-imposed jazia in
(A) 1657
(B) 1674
(C) 1682
(D) 1684
Ans: B
39. Majma-ul Bahrain was compiled after discussion with Baba Lal and Sufi Miyan Mir by
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Dara Shukoh
Ans: D
40. Diwan-i Khalisa was responsible to look after the
(A) Revenue free land granted as rewards
(B) Land under continuous cultivation
(C) Land under the direct possession of the state
(D) Cultivable land but was left fallow
Ans: C
41. Who was the founder of the Baptist Mission in India?
(A) William Carey
(B) J. Marshman
(C) Charles Grant
(D) Alexander Duff
Ans: A
42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Sir William Jones (i) Upanishads
(b) Sir Charles Wilkins (ii) Rigveda
(c) Max Mullar (iii) Sakuntala
(d) Anquetil du perron (iv) Bagvatgita
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: D
43. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Ramakrishna Paramahamsa believed that all religions were true and led to God.
Reason (R): Ramkrishna Paramahamsa was attracted to Christianity.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
44. Which are of the following was not the result of Brahmo Marriage Act?
(A) Legalization of Brahmo Marriage
(B) Declaration that Brahmos were non-Hindus
(C) Non-applicability of the Hindu Law on Brahmos
(D) Brahmos could marry in the Temples
Ans: D
45. One of the following writers was not associated with Bengali Drama in the 19th century
(A) Toru Dutta
(B) Madusudan Dutt
(C) Dinabandu Mitra
(D) Girish Chandra Gosh
Ans: A
46. Put following organizations in chronological order
(i) Brahmo Samaj of India
(ii) S.N.D.P. Yogam
(iii) Ramakrishna Mission
(iv) Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha
(A) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Ans: D
47. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Newspaper) (Place of Publication)
(a) Swadeshi Mitran (i) Bombay
(b) Jagat Mitra (ii) Cuttack
(c) Krishna Patrika (iii) Madras
(d) The Samaj (iv) Magulipatam
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: A
48. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (i) Adi Brahmo Samaj
(b) Devendranath Tagore (ii) Brahma Samaj
(c) Keshavachandra Sen (iii) Sadarana Brahma Samaj
(d) Pandit Shivanath Sastry (iv) Brahma Samaj of India
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
49. One of the following members was not a part of the University Commission appointed by Lord Curzon in 1902
(A) Thomas Raleigh
(B) Asuthosh Mukarjee
(C) Gurudas Banerjee
(D) Syed Hasan Bilgrami
Ans: B
50. Which one of the Indian National Congress session was presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) 1919 – Amritsar
(B) 1924 – Belgaum
(C) 1935 – Allahabad
(D) 1938 – Haripura
Ans: B
51. Which one of the following statements is inapplicable to signify the commercial importance of Multan during the medieval period?
(A) Multan’s commercial significance was enhanced owing to the large establishment of Suhrawardi Silsilah.
(B) The great trade route between Delhi and Islamic world passed through Multan.
(C) Multan conducted a brisk export of slaves to the Islamic countries.
(D) The rise of Lahore in the second half of the 16th century contributed to Multan’s commercial importance.
Ans: D
52. Who among the following was not a painter of Jahangir?
(A) Daswant
(B) Abul Hasan
(C) Ustad Mansur
(D) Bishandas
Ans: A
53. Indicate the correct chronological sequence of the following monuments in order of their construction.
(i) Humayun tomb
(ii) Moti mosque
(iii) Din Panah
(iv) Red Fort, Delhi
Select your answer from the codes given below:
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
54. Ramayana was translated from Sanskrit to Persian during the reign of
(A) Humayun
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir
Ans: C
Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of text answer your questions beginning from 55 to 58:
Dictionary definitions of heritage emphasise the notion of inheritance, what is or may be transmitted from ancestors. Tourism usage often classifies it as cultural or natural heritage. The World Heritage Convention (1982) also enjoins ignatory nations to ensure the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the world’s cultural and natural heritage. Culturally, heritage may be broadly defined to encompass the history and ideas of a people and/or a country, values and beliefs, buildings and monuments, sites of important past events, the arts (literature, music, dance, sculpture, art), traditional events and festivals, and traditional life styles. Natural heritage refers to landscapes in which pristine wilderness (unlogged forests, undammed rivers, unfarmed mountains) predominate. Landscapes modified by human endeavor are regarded as part of the cultural estate.
It is to some degree artificial to separate heritage into cultural and natural divides because the values associated with landscapes are cultural. Furthermore, for many indigenous peoples their cosmology is based on the individuality of human kind and nature.
Their past is linked with the present into the future and heritage is a lived experience. These issues underline the difficulty of defining ‘heritage’ because, ultimately, it can be virtually anything that anyone wants it to be. This becomes apparent when the social and political significance of heritage is considered. The social significance of heritage lies in its association with identity. It is fundamental in helping individuals, communities and nations define who they are, both to themselves and to outsiders. It may provide a sense of belonging in a cultural sense and in terms of place. It can be personal past or impersonal heritage.
55. Culturally, heritage is defined to know about
(A) Science
(B) Nuclear power
(C) History, ideas of people and country
(D) Geography
Ans: C
56. The different values transmitted from ancestry to the present generation is known
(A) History
(B) Heritage
(C) Geography
(D) Economics
Ans: B
57. Landscapes changed by the efforts of persons is called:
(A) Cultural estate
(B) Wilderness
(C) Natural heritage
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
58. To separate heritage into cultural and natural heritage is called artificial because
(A) The values which are linked with landscapes are cultural.
(B) The heritage is associated with historical past.
(C) Cultural and natural heritages are different from each other.
(D) Values have no link with the natural heritage.
Ans: A
59. The famous serampore missionaries belonged to the country:
(A) Portugal
(B) England
(C) Germany
(D) Denmark
Ans: D
60. Name the first Baptist missionary who translated Bible into Bengali:
(A) Y. Marshman
(B) W. Ward
(C) William Carey
(D) Macaulay
Ans: C
61. Which one of the following is related to the teachings of Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
(A) Universality of all religions
(B) All religions are true and led to God
(C) Accepting Idol worship
(D) Adherence to Theism
Ans: D
62. After the address of Swami Vivekananda in the World Religious Conference, which paper had commented “After hearing him we feel how foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation”?
(A) Chicago Tribune
(B) Washington Post
(C) New York Herald
(D) American Times
Ans: C
63. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Dayananda believed the Vedas are the books of true knowledge.
Reason (R): It is not necessary for an Arya to read, or hear them to read and teach and preach them to others.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
64. One of the following leaders was not associated with National Education Movement in India:
(A) Satishchandra Mukherjee
(B) Vivekananda
(C) Brahma Bandopadhaayay
(D) Annie Besant
Ans: B
65. Who delivered a series of lectures under the title of ‘Wake up India’?
(A) B. G. Tilak
(B) Arabindo Ghosh
(C) Bipinchandra Pal
(D) Annie Besant
Ans: D
66. One of the following was not associated with the Prarthana Samaj:
(A) Anandmohan Bose
(B) Pratapchandra Majumdar
(C) Atmaram Pandurang
(D) Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
Ans: A
67. Arrange chronologically the following Acts:
(i) Hindu Widow Marriage Act
(ii) Age of Conscent Act
(iii) Brahmo Marriage Act
(iv) Hindu Marriage Validating Act
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
68. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Editor) (Paper)
(a) T. Natarajan (i) Vivekavardhini
(b) K. Veereshalingam (ii) The Indian Social Reformer
(c) Keshavachandra Sen (iii) Tatvabodhini
(d) Devendranath Tagore (iv) Indian Mirror
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: A
69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Paper) (Place of Publication)
(a) Indu Prakash (i) Madras
(b) Pioneer (ii) Calcutta
(c) Amrit Bazar Patrika (iii) Allahabad
(d) New India (iv) Bombay
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
70. Who was the founder of the Depressed Class Mission in Bombay?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Jyothiba Phule
(C) Vittal Ramji Shinde
(D) T. M. Nair
Ans: C
71. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Book)
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (i) India Divided
(b) Rajendra Prasad (ii) Pakistan or The Partition of India
(c) Valentine Chirol (iii) India a Nation
(d) Annie Besant (iv) Indian Unrest
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
Read the passage below, and answer the questions that follow, based on your understanding of the passage.
The Permanent Settlement vested the land ownership right in the zamindars, which previously enjoyed only revenue collecting right. Therefore, those who lost out in this settlement were the peasants, who were left at the mercy of the zamindars. Their customary occupancy right was ignored and they were reduced to the status of tenants. The provision of patta, or written agreement between the peasant and the zamindar providing a record of the amount of rent to be paid, was rarely followed by the zamindars. Nor was it liked by the peasants who always feared to lose in any formal record of rights and obligations. The burden of high revenue assessment was thus shifted to the peasants, who were often also called upon to pay illegal cesses. The subsequent regulations of 1799 and 1812 gave the zamindars the right to seize property of the tenants in case of non-payment of rent without any permission of a court of law. It is no wonder, therefore, that as a cumulative effect of this support to the coercive power of the zamindars, the condition of the actual cultivators declined under the Permanent Settlement.
72. With the introduction of Permanent Revenue Settlement System, the peasant position
(A) Remained status quo
(B) It improved
(C) It declined
(D) He became a slave
Ans: C
73. After the introduction of Permanent Revenue Settlement System the peasants became
(A) Zamindars
(B) Pattadars
(C) Tenants
(D) Paupers
Ans: C
74. After the Permanent Revenue Settlement ownership rights were vested in the hands of
(A) Zamindars
(B) Peasants
(C) English East India Company
(D) Mediators
Ans: A
75. What rights were possessed by zamindars after the modifying regulations of 1799 and 1812?
(A) Right to seize the property of peasant
(B) Depriving the peasants to approach court of law
(C) Right to deprive family members of the peasants from the property
(D) Deprived the peasants right to question of zamindar
Ans: A
76. One of the following Harappan culture sites is noticed in the Gangatic Doab:
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Ropar
(D) Lothal
Ans: B
77. The mention of the city named Ayodhya occurs for the first time in
(A) Rigveda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Samaveda
Ans: B
78. During the period of sixteen Mahajanpadas Sothavatinagri was the capital of
(A) Vajji
(B) Surasen
(C) Vatsa
(D) Chedi
Ans: D
79. Which of the following physicians was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
(A) Charaka
(B) Sushena
(C) Jivaka
(D) Vag Bhatt
Ans: C
80. Which source of Mauryan history informs that there was no slavery in India?
(A) Asokan Rock Edict – II
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Dipavamsa
Ans: B
81. In which of the following inscriptions Asoka propagated the idea of Dharma vijaya?
(A) Rock Edict – III
(B) Rock Edict – XIII
(C) Rock Edict – XII
(D) Rock Edict – V
Ans: B
82. Who among the following Kings made a request to a foreign King for figs, wine and Sophist?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Dasaratha
(D) Bindusara
Ans: D
83. Which of the following texts mentions Guna-Karm theory regarding Varna system?
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Bhagvadgita
(D) Abhijnanasakuntala
Ans: C
84. Which one of the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam Literature?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chera
(D) Pandya
Ans: B
85. Arrange the following stupas in chronological order:
i. Bharhut
ii. Amaravati
iii. Dhamek
iv. Bodhgaya
Select your correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) i, iv, ii, iii
(D) iv, iii, i, ii
Ans: C
86. The mention of coin Karshapan occurs in the following inscription:
(A) Hathigumpha Inscription
(B) Rummindei
(C) Naneghat Inscription
(D) Junagarh Inscription
Ans: C
87. Who among the following was an Alwar Saint?
(A) Appar
(B) Kulasekhar
(C) Sambandar
(D) Sundarar
Ans: B
88. Durjanpur Trithankar images were carved during the time of which ruler?
(A) Chandragupta – I
(B) Ramagupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Purugupta
Ans: B
89. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Chandragupta – II married his daughter with Vakataka ruler Rudrasen – II.
Reason (R): This relation could help him in uprooting the Sakas from Western India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
90. Which one was a prominent centre of sculptural art during the Gupta period?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Mathura
(C) Sanchi
(D) Gandhara
Ans: B
91. Where did Virasena, who accompanied Chandragupta – II in his military expedition, excavate a cave in honour of Shiva?
(A) Eran
(B) Kausambi
(C) Sanchi
(D) Udaigiri
Ans: D
92. Which one of the following places is known for rock-cut temple architecture?
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Mamallapuram
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Gongaikonda Cholapuram
Ans: B
93. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Deity & Persons) List – II (Names/terms connected with number 8)
a. Shiva i. Ashtanga Yoga
b. Patanjali ii. Ashtamurti
c. Rishi iii. Ashtadhayayi
d. Panini iv. Ashtavakra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: A
94. In which of the following inscriptions Kalidas and Bharvi both are referred together?
(A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta
(B) Mehroli Iron Pillar Inscription of Chandra
(C) Junagarh Inscription of Skandagupta
(D) Aihole Inscription of Chalukya Pulkesin – II
Ans: D
95. The site representing the renowned educational centre Vikramashila Mahavihara is to be located in the region of
(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Gaya
(C) Rajagrih
(D) Vaishali
Ans: A
96. The most gigantic rock-cut Bahubali image is located in
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Ans: C
97. The gajahasta posture is associated with
(A) Shiva
(B) Vishnu
(C) Buddha
(D) Ganesha
Ans: A
98. Which of the following inscriptions informs us the provision made for the treatment for men and animals by Asoka?
(A) Rock Edict – XII
(B) Rock Edict – II
(C) Rock Edict – XIII
(D) Rock Edict – V
Ans: B
99. Which of the following Chandella temple was originally a Vishnu temple but later converted to a different deity?
(A) Lakshaman temple
(B) Chaturbhuj temple
(C) Chitragupta temple
(D) Devi Jagdambi temple
Ans: D
100. Natraj bronze images were cast during the period of
(A) Chandellas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans: B
(A) Multan’s commercial significance was enhanced owing to the large establishment of Suhrawardi Silsilah.
(B) The great trade route between Delhi and Islamic world passed through Multan.
(C) Multan conducted a brisk export of slaves to the Islamic countries.
(D) The rise of Lahore in the second half of the 16th century contributed to Multan’s commercial importance.
Ans: D
52. Who among the following was not a painter of Jahangir?
(A) Daswant
(B) Abul Hasan
(C) Ustad Mansur
(D) Bishandas
Ans: A
53. Indicate the correct chronological sequence of the following monuments in order of their construction.
(i) Humayun tomb
(ii) Moti mosque
(iii) Din Panah
(iv) Red Fort, Delhi
Select your answer from the codes given below:
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
54. Ramayana was translated from Sanskrit to Persian during the reign of
(A) Humayun
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir
Ans: C
Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of text answer your questions beginning from 55 to 58:
Dictionary definitions of heritage emphasise the notion of inheritance, what is or may be transmitted from ancestors. Tourism usage often classifies it as cultural or natural heritage. The World Heritage Convention (1982) also enjoins ignatory nations to ensure the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the world’s cultural and natural heritage. Culturally, heritage may be broadly defined to encompass the history and ideas of a people and/or a country, values and beliefs, buildings and monuments, sites of important past events, the arts (literature, music, dance, sculpture, art), traditional events and festivals, and traditional life styles. Natural heritage refers to landscapes in which pristine wilderness (unlogged forests, undammed rivers, unfarmed mountains) predominate. Landscapes modified by human endeavor are regarded as part of the cultural estate.
It is to some degree artificial to separate heritage into cultural and natural divides because the values associated with landscapes are cultural. Furthermore, for many indigenous peoples their cosmology is based on the individuality of human kind and nature.
Their past is linked with the present into the future and heritage is a lived experience. These issues underline the difficulty of defining ‘heritage’ because, ultimately, it can be virtually anything that anyone wants it to be. This becomes apparent when the social and political significance of heritage is considered. The social significance of heritage lies in its association with identity. It is fundamental in helping individuals, communities and nations define who they are, both to themselves and to outsiders. It may provide a sense of belonging in a cultural sense and in terms of place. It can be personal past or impersonal heritage.
55. Culturally, heritage is defined to know about
(A) Science
(B) Nuclear power
(C) History, ideas of people and country
(D) Geography
Ans: C
56. The different values transmitted from ancestry to the present generation is known
(A) History
(B) Heritage
(C) Geography
(D) Economics
Ans: B
57. Landscapes changed by the efforts of persons is called:
(A) Cultural estate
(B) Wilderness
(C) Natural heritage
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
58. To separate heritage into cultural and natural heritage is called artificial because
(A) The values which are linked with landscapes are cultural.
(B) The heritage is associated with historical past.
(C) Cultural and natural heritages are different from each other.
(D) Values have no link with the natural heritage.
Ans: A
59. The famous serampore missionaries belonged to the country:
(A) Portugal
(B) England
(C) Germany
(D) Denmark
Ans: D
60. Name the first Baptist missionary who translated Bible into Bengali:
(A) Y. Marshman
(B) W. Ward
(C) William Carey
(D) Macaulay
Ans: C
61. Which one of the following is related to the teachings of Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
(A) Universality of all religions
(B) All religions are true and led to God
(C) Accepting Idol worship
(D) Adherence to Theism
Ans: D
62. After the address of Swami Vivekananda in the World Religious Conference, which paper had commented “After hearing him we feel how foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation”?
(A) Chicago Tribune
(B) Washington Post
(C) New York Herald
(D) American Times
Ans: C
63. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Dayananda believed the Vedas are the books of true knowledge.
Reason (R): It is not necessary for an Arya to read, or hear them to read and teach and preach them to others.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C
64. One of the following leaders was not associated with National Education Movement in India:
(A) Satishchandra Mukherjee
(B) Vivekananda
(C) Brahma Bandopadhaayay
(D) Annie Besant
Ans: B
65. Who delivered a series of lectures under the title of ‘Wake up India’?
(A) B. G. Tilak
(B) Arabindo Ghosh
(C) Bipinchandra Pal
(D) Annie Besant
Ans: D
66. One of the following was not associated with the Prarthana Samaj:
(A) Anandmohan Bose
(B) Pratapchandra Majumdar
(C) Atmaram Pandurang
(D) Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
Ans: A
67. Arrange chronologically the following Acts:
(i) Hindu Widow Marriage Act
(ii) Age of Conscent Act
(iii) Brahmo Marriage Act
(iv) Hindu Marriage Validating Act
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
68. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Editor) (Paper)
(a) T. Natarajan (i) Vivekavardhini
(b) K. Veereshalingam (ii) The Indian Social Reformer
(c) Keshavachandra Sen (iii) Tatvabodhini
(d) Devendranath Tagore (iv) Indian Mirror
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: A
69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Paper) (Place of Publication)
(a) Indu Prakash (i) Madras
(b) Pioneer (ii) Calcutta
(c) Amrit Bazar Patrika (iii) Allahabad
(d) New India (iv) Bombay
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
70. Who was the founder of the Depressed Class Mission in Bombay?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Jyothiba Phule
(C) Vittal Ramji Shinde
(D) T. M. Nair
Ans: C
71. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Author) (Book)
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (i) India Divided
(b) Rajendra Prasad (ii) Pakistan or The Partition of India
(c) Valentine Chirol (iii) India a Nation
(d) Annie Besant (iv) Indian Unrest
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Ans: D
Read the passage below, and answer the questions that follow, based on your understanding of the passage.
The Permanent Settlement vested the land ownership right in the zamindars, which previously enjoyed only revenue collecting right. Therefore, those who lost out in this settlement were the peasants, who were left at the mercy of the zamindars. Their customary occupancy right was ignored and they were reduced to the status of tenants. The provision of patta, or written agreement between the peasant and the zamindar providing a record of the amount of rent to be paid, was rarely followed by the zamindars. Nor was it liked by the peasants who always feared to lose in any formal record of rights and obligations. The burden of high revenue assessment was thus shifted to the peasants, who were often also called upon to pay illegal cesses. The subsequent regulations of 1799 and 1812 gave the zamindars the right to seize property of the tenants in case of non-payment of rent without any permission of a court of law. It is no wonder, therefore, that as a cumulative effect of this support to the coercive power of the zamindars, the condition of the actual cultivators declined under the Permanent Settlement.
72. With the introduction of Permanent Revenue Settlement System, the peasant position
(A) Remained status quo
(B) It improved
(C) It declined
(D) He became a slave
Ans: C
73. After the introduction of Permanent Revenue Settlement System the peasants became
(A) Zamindars
(B) Pattadars
(C) Tenants
(D) Paupers
Ans: C
74. After the Permanent Revenue Settlement ownership rights were vested in the hands of
(A) Zamindars
(B) Peasants
(C) English East India Company
(D) Mediators
Ans: A
75. What rights were possessed by zamindars after the modifying regulations of 1799 and 1812?
(A) Right to seize the property of peasant
(B) Depriving the peasants to approach court of law
(C) Right to deprive family members of the peasants from the property
(D) Deprived the peasants right to question of zamindar
Ans: A
76. One of the following Harappan culture sites is noticed in the Gangatic Doab:
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Alamgirpur
(C) Ropar
(D) Lothal
Ans: B
77. The mention of the city named Ayodhya occurs for the first time in
(A) Rigveda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Samaveda
Ans: B
78. During the period of sixteen Mahajanpadas Sothavatinagri was the capital of
(A) Vajji
(B) Surasen
(C) Vatsa
(D) Chedi
Ans: D
79. Which of the following physicians was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
(A) Charaka
(B) Sushena
(C) Jivaka
(D) Vag Bhatt
Ans: C
80. Which source of Mauryan history informs that there was no slavery in India?
(A) Asokan Rock Edict – II
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakshasa
(D) Dipavamsa
Ans: B
81. In which of the following inscriptions Asoka propagated the idea of Dharma vijaya?
(A) Rock Edict – III
(B) Rock Edict – XIII
(C) Rock Edict – XII
(D) Rock Edict – V
Ans: B
82. Who among the following Kings made a request to a foreign King for figs, wine and Sophist?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Dasaratha
(D) Bindusara
Ans: D
83. Which of the following texts mentions Guna-Karm theory regarding Varna system?
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Bhagvadgita
(D) Abhijnanasakuntala
Ans: C
84. Which one of the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam Literature?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chera
(D) Pandya
Ans: B
85. Arrange the following stupas in chronological order:
i. Bharhut
ii. Amaravati
iii. Dhamek
iv. Bodhgaya
Select your correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) i, iv, ii, iii
(D) iv, iii, i, ii
Ans: C
86. The mention of coin Karshapan occurs in the following inscription:
(A) Hathigumpha Inscription
(B) Rummindei
(C) Naneghat Inscription
(D) Junagarh Inscription
Ans: C
87. Who among the following was an Alwar Saint?
(A) Appar
(B) Kulasekhar
(C) Sambandar
(D) Sundarar
Ans: B
88. Durjanpur Trithankar images were carved during the time of which ruler?
(A) Chandragupta – I
(B) Ramagupta
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Purugupta
Ans: B
89. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Chandragupta – II married his daughter with Vakataka ruler Rudrasen – II.
Reason (R): This relation could help him in uprooting the Sakas from Western India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
90. Which one was a prominent centre of sculptural art during the Gupta period?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Mathura
(C) Sanchi
(D) Gandhara
Ans: B
91. Where did Virasena, who accompanied Chandragupta – II in his military expedition, excavate a cave in honour of Shiva?
(A) Eran
(B) Kausambi
(C) Sanchi
(D) Udaigiri
Ans: D
92. Which one of the following places is known for rock-cut temple architecture?
(A) Kanchipuram
(B) Mamallapuram
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Gongaikonda Cholapuram
Ans: B
93. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Deity & Persons) List – II (Names/terms connected with number 8)
a. Shiva i. Ashtanga Yoga
b. Patanjali ii. Ashtamurti
c. Rishi iii. Ashtadhayayi
d. Panini iv. Ashtavakra
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: A
94. In which of the following inscriptions Kalidas and Bharvi both are referred together?
(A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta
(B) Mehroli Iron Pillar Inscription of Chandra
(C) Junagarh Inscription of Skandagupta
(D) Aihole Inscription of Chalukya Pulkesin – II
Ans: D
95. The site representing the renowned educational centre Vikramashila Mahavihara is to be located in the region of
(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Gaya
(C) Rajagrih
(D) Vaishali
Ans: A
96. The most gigantic rock-cut Bahubali image is located in
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Ans: C
97. The gajahasta posture is associated with
(A) Shiva
(B) Vishnu
(C) Buddha
(D) Ganesha
Ans: A
98. Which of the following inscriptions informs us the provision made for the treatment for men and animals by Asoka?
(A) Rock Edict – XII
(B) Rock Edict – II
(C) Rock Edict – XIII
(D) Rock Edict – V
Ans: B
99. Which of the following Chandella temple was originally a Vishnu temple but later converted to a different deity?
(A) Lakshaman temple
(B) Chaturbhuj temple
(C) Chitragupta temple
(D) Devi Jagdambi temple
Ans: D
100. Natraj bronze images were cast during the period of
(A) Chandellas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas
Ans: B